On walking into the Philippe Starck-designed Faena hotel in Buenos Aires you’re immediately transported into another world. Thick Alice and Wonderland meets a sexy dragon’s lair and you’ve got it in one.
Triple-height ceilings give way to dramatic draped curtains and the place is dripping in blood-red swathes of fabric, from the carpet to the scatter cushions. Outdoors, the rouge theme continues and there is even an over-sized gold crown erected defiantly at one end of the swimming pool.
I taxied over to the 105-room Faena hotel on a Friday night, to catch on of the best tango shows in the A...

Step out from the cold and take a trip down the rabbit hole to one of our favourite London hideaways, Sketch.
The centrally-located wonderland, just off Regent's Street at 9 Conduit Street, promises to transport you away from the hubbub to an oasis of calm.
This Christmas, the venue doesn't disappoint with another festive twist on its afternoon tea menu.
On a rainy Wednesday in the Big Smoke, I stepped out of the wetness, through the front door curtains into a twinkling cavern of cool.
After dropping our wet coats off at the front desk, we made our way through to the Gallery, where we were...

I first met Azin Valy, the entreprenurial designer behind Cityzen by Azin, in New York several years ago and the passion for what she does instantly shone through.
As a keen traveller I also fell in love with her designs, which showcase city maps in a glamorous way.
From scarves to dresses, Azin - who also runs an architecture business (I don't think she ever sleeps!) - crafts aerial shots of cities from around the world into beautiful objects.
I've worn several of her pieces, including the Tehran dress and Los Angeles gown, and each time I've felt a million dollars in the colourful silk cr...

They say sometimes the most obvious things are hard to spot.
This is certainly the case with the Royal Lancaster London hotel, which is perched directly above Lancaster Gate tube station.
I walked right, then I walked left, before realising the place required just a few paces to get there.
I was reassured that this happens a lot and it wasn't just the blonde side of me surfacing.
Following an £80 million facelift this 411-room, 1960s haunt - which even featured in the Italian Job - has been brought up-to-date.
Not losing any of its swinging sixties character, the 18-storey tower block has...

The joy of London being such a rambling beast of a city is that there's always something new to discover, as my latest outing in the Big Smoke proved.
On a nippy Sunday afternoon, I checked into The Stafford London, which is tucked away in the heart of Mayfair.
In much need of some rest and recuperation, my friend Mary Lou and I decided it was time for a girls' night.
After a swift check-in at the dark wood panelled reception we were shown to our room by Ned, who told us the majority of the guests at the hotel tend to hail from America and Europe.
In total there are 107 rooms spread across...

For two nights only, on 20/21st October, Veuve Cliquot is inviting Londoners to experience ‘SEVEN’, the highly-anticipated immersive experience curated by non-other than Carine Roitfeld.
Guests will enter a world quite unlike anything they have ever experienced, to explore the seven deadly sins. Carine, who is known for her role in the fashion industry (previously Editor of Vogue Paris) will bring her unique sense of style and edge to the event exposing her vision of these sins to anyone who dare enter. #
The journey through the seven rooms will not be an easy one, guests will immerse th...

If you go down to one corner of Soho square today, you could be in for a sweet surprise.
I'd heard about Six Storeys on the grapevine after the towering venue re-opened in January.
It used to be the site of a raucous gay club but thanks to a whimsical transformation it is unrecognisable from its former guise.
The only hint of its toe-tapping past is the light up disco floor which remains on the top floor.
It was a Wednesday night and the ground floor was bustling and a little overwhelming.
Thankfully we were led away from the throng upstairs to an empty room known as The Parlour.
We were...

I don't usually start a hotel write-up beginning from the bathroom.
But this time around I am, after stepping into the charming world of Hazlitt's in London's Soho.
On walking into our room's large and lofty bathroom I was left pretty speechless on casting my eyes on the loo.
There, next to the grand free-standing tub and shower unit, was one of the quirkiest hotel toilets I'd seen in a while.
A carved dark wood bench-cum-church pew stood waiting to be investigated.
I went over and lifted the lid to find a toilet bowl hidden there. It was accompanied by a discreetly-placed flush handle on...

Recently we found ourselves in the bustling Burmese city of Yangon, which is home to more than 7 million people.
With 48 hours to spare, here's a lowdown of some of the things we got up to:
ROOM WITH A VIEW
We checked into enormous Sule Shangri-La, which is one of the oldest hotels in Yangon.
Located in the centre of the bustling metropolis, it is a stone's throw from the gleaming Sule Pagoda and the colourful Bogyoke Aung San market.
We found ourselves on the 21st floor in a spacious room with views over the jam-packed city.
A tip is to get a room at the Sule Shangri-La above ...